NIH Dev/VA IHT 2.0/DHS PMSS/48M NOAA RMF/DOS GATA III Protest📰; VA CPMS/CFPB PPS/MHS MP IDIQ wins; SSA/SEC/HHS/IRS/HUD/USSOCOM Exec Moves/ SEWP Scoop

📢 It’s Time to Elev8 GovCon – 2025 Edition! – THE COMPLETE LIST 🌟– We had previously released a partial list of 2025 Honorees – those companies that are #doingitright. Final evaluations are in and today we present the complete list – more than 200 companies – who are setting the bar and raising the standard for #goodpartners #goodculture. #goodpartners Meet the Honorees here.

🍊 OrangeSlices just launched a new bi-weekly Federal Health IT and Consulting focused newsletter. Packed with fresh insights, this juicy read will keep you in the know on the latest scoop across VA, DHA, HHS, and CMS. Read Edition One [and subscribe] here!

🐝The Buzz – Keeping you in the know:

• Steve Delahunty shares his notes on SEWP VI after NASA posts First Batch of Q&A
• Says Sean Mooney, NIH Center for Information Technology Director: We are celebrating 25 years of Biowulf, our supercomputer dedicated to advancing biomedical research … thinking about these challenges & have experiences you’d like to share? Comment here.
• M&A: Titania Solutions Group Accelerates Growth within the Intelligence Community with Acquisition of Folsys Engineering
• DOL-focused Woman Owned Small Businesses to know – Here we spotlight the Department of Labor focused WOSBs drawing interest of late. Meet them here.

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The Juice🥤: Big Investments do not guarantee Big results, but they do signify intent! Here are several Federal and Industry leaders who are set to make an impact in 2025:

• SSA recruits AI SME and former USDS lead to drive Innovation & Modernization efforts
• State Department names new Deputy CIO
• SEC CISO James Scobey lands at Keeper Security
• HHS taps Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance Division Strategy Branch Chief
• IRS taps Procurement Optimization leader
• USDA/DOS Grants SME joins HUD to drive Grants Management and Oversight Division
• Recent USSOCOM Chief Technical Officer Mark Taylor now Chief Innovation Officer with Sage Creek
• AWS names James Forwood Head of Strategy/Growth for Public Sector Financial Institutions
• 3M recruits Carol-Lynne Myrick to drive DOE, DHS and GSA Growth
• Acuity International Appoints Marisa Andrews Chief Growth Officer For Federal
• Leidos recruits Michael Perry from ServiceNow to drive Fed Health Strategy and Solutions
• Post-Acquisition, Jerry Zeitler set to be Exec VP at BCS Allegient
• Steampunk recruits DJ Jackson to serve as HHS Client Relationship Executive
• Monique Outerbridge takes role as Vice President/Division Director with Hendall

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• Dark Clouds Forming: NOAA’s $48M Systems RMF Award Decision Challenged
• Light at the end of the tunnel for $14B VA IHT 2.0 IDIQ?
• DHS pulls funding on $39M CBP Program and Mission Support Services OASIS SB task

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🍊Your OS October Forecast – The End of FY Contract Award Heat Wave🔥is done. Get on your galoshes as the forecast calls for a steady rain ☔ of Protest Activity in the weeks ahead as firms put forth challenges in the Courts and with GAO.

⚖ GAO and the Courts – check out the latest Protest Action:

• NIH NIA: Fresh Protest Filed: $20M Software Development Services and Support contract
• DOS: Fresh Protest Filed: $765M Global Antiterrorism Training Assistance (GATA III) Training Delivery Services IDIQ
• MCC Protest Filed: $33M CGM Acquisition Support Services IDIQ
• SBA Protest Filed: Solicitation Number 73351024Q0058 | Kaptivate
• DOD WHS Protests Dismissed: Solicitation HQ003424R0178 – Arlo and Premier Enterprise Solutions

⚡Check out the latest Contract Awards (It is a trickle, for now):

• HermTac scores first task win on $40M VA OIT IDIQ in support of CCS CPMS
• CFPB: JV beats out 3 to win $10M Microsoft Cloud Office and Power Platform Support task
• IRS: Educology Solutions awarded $29M Red Hat BPA
• EPA: Savan Group wins CUI Implementation Support Services task
• Army Contract Award: $45M PEO Soldier Gateway Mission Router (GMR) support IDIQ
• USAF: Obsidian beats 3 to win Global Command and Control System – Joint Support task
• DoD: Chenega subsidiary wins $39M Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Manpower Dept. Support IDIQ

🔍Looking for a specific award or other news? The awards are in for FY ’24 and we don’t peddle old news. Check out OS’s Advanced Search Function here. Did we miss highlighting your key win? Message us at support@orangeslices.ai.

⏰Two Events to book now:

• Serious #FOMO🍊FDA, NIH, HHS and CMS (more to come) have locked in booths! It will be social, but a heavy presence of Federal leaders from our 2025 Engage winners will also make this a worthwhile event to connect with hundreds of top government officials and industry executive leaders. Register now for the November Elev8 GovCon and Engage FedGov event and kick off the holiday season. Details here.
• GOVTECH CONNECTS Digital Health Summit announces speakers from MHS, VA, CMS, NIH and DHA See the panels here.

🌶 Solicitation Updates/Opportunities Drawing Interest:

• GSA RFI:  PBS OCIO Agile Custom Real Estate (ACRE) Application Platform Support
• ARPA-H Pre-Solicitation: Computational ADME Tox AnaLYsis for Safer Therapeutics Innovative Solutions Opening Draft
• NIH RFI: NHLBI Clinical Research Operations and Management (CROMS)
• NOAA RFP: Meteorological Data and Reporting System (MDCRS) – D
• NOAA RFI: NOS Office for Coastal Management Coastal Geospatial Services
• DISA RFI: Cloud-Based Internet Isolation (CBII) Service
• DISA RFI: Full Content Inspection (FCI) Cyber Defensive Capability
• USAF RFP: Advisory and Assistance Services in support of Space Force Rapid Capabilities Office (SpRCO)
• DOD DIA Pre-Solicitation: $17B Solutions for Intelligence Analysis SB On-Ramp